Adorable litter of lion cubs take first steps at zoo near Cambridgeshire

A quartet of adorable lion cubs have been pictured taking their first steps outside a zoo near . Whipsnade Zoo recently welcomed a second litter of the rare northern African lion cubs, bringing the total number of cubs at the conservation zoo to seven. The four cubs were to mum Waka and dad Malik in the early hours of January 23, just two months after lioness Winta had her litter of three.

The litters, born at the UK’s largest zoo, are part of the conservation breeding programme for their threatened subspecies. The eight-week-old cubs, who are yet to be sexed, were spotted running, climbing, and playfighting in their paddock. Whipsnade Zoo’s section manager Sarah McGregor said when the litter was born: “We’re overjoyed to have a second litter here at Whipsnade Zoo, not only because these cubs are precious additions to the breeding programme, but because our pride has now grown to 10 lions.



" Have a scroll below to see the litter taking their first steps, under the watchful eye of their mum..